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COVID-19 Concerns Among Old Age Psychiatric In- and Out-Patients and the Employees Caring for Them, a Preliminary Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
A questionnaire was administered to 14 patients admitted at the Department of Old Age Psychiatric 24-h unit at Oslo University Hospital with questions about experiences and fears regarding COVID-19. A similar adjusted questionnaire was administered to 19
Maria Stylianou Korsnes, Maria Stylianou Korsnes, Elsa Grødal, Elisabeth Kjellén, Tone M. C. Kaspersen, Kristin B. Gjellesvik, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Bodil A. McPherson   +8 more
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Introduction and Psychometric Validation of the Resilience and Strain Questionnaire (ResQ-Care)— A Scale on the Ratio of Informal Caregivers' Resilience and Stress Factors

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Informal caregivers are a particularly vulnerable population at risk for adverse health outcomes. Likewise, there are many scales available assessing individual caregiver burden and stress. Recently, resilience in caregivers gained increasing
Alexandra Wuttke-Linnemann, Svenja Palm, Lea Scholz, Katharina Geschke, Katharina Geschke, Andreas Fellgiebel, Andreas Fellgiebel, Andreas Fellgiebel   +7 more
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Hypochondriacal delusion in an elderly woman recovers quickly with electroconvulsive therapy

Clinics and Practice, 2012
A 72-year-old woman without any medical and psychiatric history, suffered from nausea, pain in the epigastria and constipation for over a year. She eventually lost 20 kilograms despite nightly drip-feeding.
Annemieke Dols, Didi Rhebergen, Piet Eikelenboom, Max L. Stek   +3 more
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For control of COVID-19: the development of regular mass testing of COVID-19 in old age psychiatry wards

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction COVID-19, was declared a pandemic by World Health Organisation on March 11, 2020. Older people with dementia or those with multimorbidity are more vulnerable to infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ...
J. Baek, S. Lennon
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Resource Use and Disease Course in dementia - Nursing Home (REDIC-NH), a longitudinal cohort study; design and patient characteristics at admission to Norwegian nursing homes

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Earlier studies of nursing home patients show a high prevalence of dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), pain, and dependency in activities of daily living. The REDIC-NH cohort was set up to study the disease course and the resources used
Irene Røen, Geir Selbæk, Øyvind Kirkevold, Knut Engedal, Ingelin Testad, Sverre Bergh   +5 more
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Broadened assessments, health education and cognitive aids in the remote memory clinic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The prevalence of dementia is increasing and poses a health challenge for individuals and society. Despite the desire to know their risks and the importance of initiating early therapeutic options, large parts of the population do not get access to ...
Andrew P. Owens, Christine Krebs, Sajini Kuruppu, Anna-Katharine Brem, Anna-Katharine Brem, Tobias Kowatsch, Tobias Kowatsch, Tobias Kowatsch, Dag Aarsland, Stefan Klöppel   +9 more
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Old age rational suicide [PDF]

, 2017
In the societal debate surrounding voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide, there is a concern that older people will be left exposed to any legislation, subject to either faint suggestion or outright coercion from familial or professional ...
Richards, Naomi
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Inhibition of emotions in healthy aging: age‐related differences in brain network connectivity

Brain and Behavior, 2021
Introduction Successful inhibition of distracting emotions is important for preserving well‐being and daily functioning. There is conflicting evidence regarding the impact of healthy aging on emotional inhibition, and possible age‐related alterations in ...
Ina S. Almdahl, Liva J. Martinussen, Ingrid Agartz, Kenneth Hugdahl, Maria S. Korsnes   +4 more
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Review Series: Old age: Pneumonia in old age [PDF]

Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2011
At the end of the 19th century William Osler noted key differences in the presentation of pneumonia in the elderly. His observational perspicuity has withstood the passage of time. The following article pays deference to this Canadian physician, summarizing not only differences in clinical presentation but also including an update on epidemiology ...
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Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and cognitive decline in old age [PDF]

, 2013
<p>Background: Subclinical thyroid dysfunction has been implicated as a risk factor for cognitive decline in old age, but results are inconsistent. We investigated the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and cognitive decline in the
A Pinchera, AE Hak, AJ Camm, AM Kanaya, Anton J. M. de Craen, AR Cappola, AW Weverling-Rijnsburger, CJ Packard, CT Sawin, D Nanchen, David J. Stott, E Hogervorst, G Ceresini, G Waldemar, I Klein, IM Bensenor, IP Casserly, J Auer, J Gussekloo, J Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J Parle, J Shepherd, J. Wouter Jukema, Jacobijn Gussekloo, JJ Diez, JP Walsh, Liselotte W. Wijsman, LM Roberts, MI Surks, MP van Boxtel, N Rodondi, Nicolas Rodondi, Paul Welsh, Paula Soares, PJ Houx, PW Ladenson, R Jorde, R Luboshitzky, RP Peeters, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, S Kalmijn, S Stabouli, S Trompet, S Trompet, Simon P. Mooijaart, SP Mooijaart, Stella Trompet, T van Bemmel, WJ Hueston   +48 more
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